Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Free Book Offer to Evangelical Protestant Critics of (1) “Mormonism” and/or (2) Baptismal Regeneration

As many know, I recently published my book defending baptismal regeneration, “Born of Water and of the Spirit”: The Biblical Evidence for Baptismal Regeneration. It is 300 pages in length and one can find it on Lulu and Amazon, as well as other online booksellers.

 

I decided to make the following offer to critics of Latter-day Saint theology and/or baptismal regeneration itself—I will happily send you a PDF of the book for free if (1) you email me [IrishLDS87ATGmailDOTcom] and (2) you promise to read it. That is it.

 

Here is the table of contents for those interested:


Introduction 4

A Discussion of Different “Causes” 6

The Problems of a Purely Symbolic View of Water Baptism 13

Does the Thief on the Cross Refute Baptismal Regeneration? 18

Ephesians 2:8-10 24

Does 1 Corinthians 1:17 Refute Baptism Being Necessary for Salvation? 33

Ephesians 5:25-27 48

Colossians 2:12-14 61

Paul’s Affirmation of Baptismal Regeneration in 1 Cor 6:9-11 and 12:13 69

Acts 8:14-17 and 10:41-48 80

Being Born of “Water” and John 3: Jesus Teaches Baptismal Regeneration to Nicodemus 87

Acts 2:38 and 1 Peter 3:19-21 106

Acts 22:16 125

Romans 6:3-7 129

Does 1 Corinthians 10:1-2 Refute the Water Baptism Reading of Romans 6? 144

Galatians 3:26-28 148

Titus 3:3-5 165

Mark 16:16 175

Appendix 1: Did Joseph Smith Reject Baptismal Regeneration? 177

Appendix 2: Did Jesus Baptise? 193

Appendix 3: Early Christians Interpreting φωτιζω ("enlightened") in Hebrews 6:4 as a Reference to Water Baptism 194

Appendix 4: Does Acts 19:3-6 teach “re-baptism”? 200

Appendix 5: Jesus being Baptized to "Fulfill All Righteousness" and its Implications for Baptism being Salvific 202

Appendix 6: Answering an Argument Against Baptismal Regeneration Based on Spiritually Dead Baptised Church Members 205

Appendix 7: A Look at the Soteriology of 1 Clement 207

Appendix 8: A Refutation of An Attempt to Defend Imputed Righteousness and Forensic Justification 219

Appendix 9: Λογιζομαι in texts contemporary with the Greek New Testament vs. Imputed Righteousness 254

About the Author 303